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HTML
<select>
<option>test1</option>
<option selected disabled>test2</option>
<option>test3</option>
<option>test4</option>
</select>
CSS
/*reset color for options*/
select option:not(:disabled) {color:black;}
JavaScript
$('select > option:selected:disabled').each(function(){
$(this).parent().css("color","red");
});
$('select').change(function(){
$(this).css("color", "black");
});